Monday, February 15, 2016

Buckeye Butterfly | Junonia

The Junonia likes open areas with
low vegetation and some bare soil. Junonia are commonly known
as Buckeyes, Pansies, or Commodores.

Host Plants for Buckeye
Caterpillar: Plants
from the Plantain family (Plantaginaceae), including Angelonia
(Angelonia), snapdragon (Antirrhinum), toadflax (Linaria),
and plantains (Plantago); and the Acanthus family including ruellia
(Ruellia).